# Accident 20170504003999A: Nelson Sydney VANS ACFT RV8A, Englewood, CO, May 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2017, 11:23 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5700° N, 104.8494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5700&lon=-104.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N832SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson Sydney VANS ACFT RV8A (registry code 05614E6, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-sydney-vans-acft-rv8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELSON SYDNEY VANS ACFT RV8A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total, 5 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170504003999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT 11:23, AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY 28 WHILE LANDING, DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS AND TO THE LEFT OF THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AS IT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ONE PERSON ONBOARD WAS UNINJURED. WEATHER WAS VMC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA257), May 4, 2017: Nelson Sydney Vans Acft RV8A (N832SD), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and inadvertent selection of the mixture control, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing during gusting crosswind wind conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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